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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe A.V. ClubKatie RifeWhat sets I Am Not A Serial Killer apart from other takes on this “killers hunting killers” concept (Dexter, anyone?) is its naturalistic, character-based approach.
- 75The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakRecords does his best Lou Taylor Pucci in the lead role, crazed yet innocent (his turn from Where the Wild Things Are unavoidably brought to mind). He imbues John with a sense of longing, out-of-place and out-of-touch with social cues delivered his way.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshThe film meanders, and the climax descends into campy fantasy worthy of any ’80s B-movie, but Records is quietly winning.
- 60The New York TimesDaniel M. GoldThe New York TimesDaniel M. GoldMr. Records (the child actor in “Where the Wild Things Are”) is nimble and unsentimental in playing a character who is playing at normal, supported by a solid cast in a well-filmed indie that doesn’t let its low budget get in the way of some true chills.
- 60New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottNew Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottIt's a dark, troubled world that O'Brien has created, and one that's not without its occasional predictabilities. (As soon as you see Christopher Lloyd in the cast, you know he'll figure into the plot at some point. And you'd be right.) Still, it's one that -- like "Stranger Things" -- proves hard to resist.
- 60Time Out LondonTime Out LondonThe icky, well-teased, nightmarish climax is visually stunning for a low-budget project, though perhaps a touch too straight-up strange for some.
- 40Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonIt's not a riot, though the Midwest textures are sharp (especially for an Irish filmmaker in an entirely Irish production), and the idea of witnessing a killing spree from the p.o.v. of a town's funeral home is full of rich discomfort.
- 25RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsThe arbitrary value of life in I Am Not a Serial Killer makes its nature as an ostensibly character-driven mystery that much harder to swallow. Don't bother with this nonsensical time-waster.
- 12Slant MagazineOleg IvanovSlant MagazineOleg IvanovThe film comes unsettlingly close to being an apologia for the kind of violence that stems from adolescent disaffection.